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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-10-02 | 2021-12-06 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G31 has a global score of 77, which is just a bit better than Sony Xperia XZ's overall score of 73.5. Moto G31's construction is noticeably newer than the Sony Xperia XZ's, but it is somewhat heavier and just a bit thicker. The Xperia XZ and the Motorola Moto G31 count with similar screens, because although the Motorola Moto G31 has a just a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger screen.
The Motorola Moto G31 features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Moto G31 features a bit better CPU than Xperia XZ, because it has 4 more cores (although they are slower) and 1 GB more RAM memory.
Motorola Moto G31 features a camera that's very similar to the camera in Xperia XZ, and although the Motorola Moto G31 has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a larger aperture, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
The Moto G31 has a much better battery performance than Xperia XZ, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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